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Hollywood shouldn't have attempted it
I enjoyed the book, so I thought I'd give the movie a chance when it came to cable. Would Hollywood be able to give a sympatheic rendering of the philosophical novel? They tried, but they just couldn't cut it. I can live with the change of era and continent, but the Hollywood actors they brought in just weren't what I envisioned for the roles. Especially Hurt as Reiux. The story--and its ideas--really do require the internal monologue of the novel's narrator. The actors just couldn't bring Camus' ideas to life. Without being able to do that, the whole thing seemed dreary and pointless. I think another, non-Hollywood cast and production team could have done better.

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just a note...
...uilem sucks and his review is completely retarded. and for future reference don't casually refer to people as "boys". that's pretty lame. otherwise, see this movie.

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It is an ADAPTATION, and a good one
No adaptation of any great novel will be as good as the book, and there will be big changes, for a variety of reasons, BUT...

This movie, first of all, should not be compared to the book. Watch it as if Camus had never written his story. (But definitely read the book too) Hurt does a great job and Raul Julia is terrifying. The way the priest dies is an interesting departure from the book (he descends into hades!). The death of the poor choir boy in the movie is terribly moving and heart-wrenching (and brings to mind Ivan Karamazov's anger at an unjust God). I was happy to find this-- I always knew this book would make an interesting film adaptation.